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The Believers (1987)

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Starring (View all)
Martin Sheen Martin Sheen
Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver Helen Shaver
Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross Harley Cross
Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia Robert Loggia
Lieutenant Sean McTaggert
Elizabeth Wilson Elizabeth Wilson
Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin Harris Yulin
Donald Calder
Lee Richardson Lee Richardson
Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur Richard Masur
Marty Wertheimer


Written by
Mark Frost Mark Frost
(screenplay)


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8 years, 10 months ago at Jun 14 17:08
A melodramatic beginning,police stuff, and fantastic overtones (good scene the insects in Helen Shaver face); but Schlesinger loses ellegance in the conventional intrigue.
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A New York psychiatrist finds that a voodoo cult, which believes in child sacrifice, has a keen interest in his own son.
UPC: 027616878137
Tags: Horror (4), Thriller (3), Voodoo (3), Santeria (3), Drama (2), Mystery (2), Cult (2), 1987 (2), Ritual (2), Independent Film (1), 1980s (1), Based On Novel (1), Sacrifice (1), Death Of A Parent (1), Orion Pictures (1)
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" The film, featured earlier performances by Gary Farmer, Helen Shaver, Lee Richardson, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Hannah, and Mark Frost, who would later go on to co write, co produce, and create the cult TV series, Twins Peak. Truly, 1987 was the year of Voodoo centric cinema, with Angel Heart released the same year, and The Serpent and the Rainbow, only In the case of The Believers, is the practice of Santeria. The Believers is a 1987 Canadian-American neo-noir thriller horror f"


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" The message: The “Believers” are a group of people who ritualistically sacrifice people, in order to ostensibly end a drought. But hey, if they can use it as a cover to benefit them in other means. Then, so be it. After all, the ends justify the means."


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"Don’t take things forgranted. Your health, family, and well being. Wealthy white people, will do anything to get ahead in life. And also, you believe in Santeria? Well, how do you know .... it doesn’t believe.... in YOU?"


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"Don’t take things forgranted. Your health, family, and well being. Wealthy white people, will do anything to get ahead in life. And also, you believe in Santeria? Well, how do you know .... it doesn’t believe.... in YOU?"


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" Directed by: John Schlesinger Produced by: John Schlesinger, Beverly J. Camhe, and Michael Childers Written by: Mark Frost Based on the novel by: "The Religion" by Nicholas Conde Cinematography: Bobby Muller Edited by: Peter Honess Music by: J. Peter Robinson Distributed by: Orion Pictures"


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"11.10, PC Tässä on välillä joitain ihan tunnelmallisia kohtauksia, mutta The Believers tÜkkii siinä, että tällainen voodoo-kulttikauhu ei loppujen lopuksi ole kovinkaan kiinnostavaa. Jäin kaipaamaan enemmän gorea ja voodoo-päissään sekoilua, jota Jimmy Smits tässä jonkin verran harrastaa."


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" Directed by: John Schlesinger Produced by: John Schlesinger, Beverly J. Camhe, and Michael Childers Written by: Mark Frost Based on the novel by: "The Religion" by Nicholas Conde Cinematography: Bobby Muller Edited by: Peter Honess Music by: J. Peter Robinson Distributed by: Orion Pictures"


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